Vice Chancellor’s Awards 2011

Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, Professor E. Nigel Harris, presented awards to seven outstanding University staff members at a ceremony held at the St. Augustine Campus on October 5. Professors Kathleen Coard, Minerva Thame, Anthony Clayton and Mrs. Eda Martin of the Mona Campus; Dr. Anna-May Edwards-Henry and Professor Vijay Naraynsingh, St. Augustine Campus, and Professor Julie Meeks Gardner of the Open Campus, were this year’s recipients of the prestigious Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence.

The Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence was established in 1993 under former Vice-Chancellor, Sir Alister Mc Intyre to recognize high achievement by academic and senior administrative staff of The UWI. Awards are given in the following areas: Teaching, Administration and Research Accomplishments, Service to the University Community, Contributions to Public Service, and All-round Excellence in a combination of two or more of the five core areas.

The 2011 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence were presented to:

Professor Anthony Clayton, Institute of Sustainable Development, Mona, for Public Service

Professor Kathleen Coard, Department of Pathology, Mona, for Teaching

Dr. Anna-May Edwards-Henry, Instructional Development Unit, St. Augustine, for Service to the University Community

Mrs. Eda Martin, Office of Finance, Vice Chancellery, Mona, for Service to the University Community

Professor Julie Meeks Gardner, Caribbean Child Development Centre, Open Campus, for All-round performance in Research & Public Service

Professor Vijay Naraynsingh, Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences, St. Augustine, for Research

Professor Minerva Thame, Department of Child Health, Mona, for Research